Why is it choice A? Because the sum of green squares from first two boxes moving leftward in each row equals the leftmost boxe's total of green squares? And 5 total greens cancels out two greens, leaving one green square in the bottom leftmost box?

maybe we're just supposed to notice the patterns in the individual boxes, so in the First Row (from L to R) --> top row, middle row, middle row. Second Row (L to R) --> middle, bottom, bottom. Last Row (L to R) --> bottom, top, ***TOP***?

okay, here's the right answer. Can't believe I'm the one that actually figured it out.

if you look at it by row...all the green blocks are limited to just two of the lines with the largest amount of green blocks on a different line than the other blocks. So that leaves B and D as the remaining options.

Between those two D makes more sense because in each of the previous series the sum of each row equal each other (i.e., in the first series there are 3 blocks total on the top line and 3 blocks total on the second line).

I also just looked at it again and realized that if you look at it by column the sum of the two blocks with the least amount of green squares in each column series matches the block with the most green squares. So that lends more credence to the right answer being D.

assume three groups. each "group" has a left, middle, and right box made up of either gray or green squares. first group, first row has three green and six gray squares. first group, second row has three green and six gray squares, etc. it has to be D to make the pattern fit

This was my first thought but it could also be this: First row - top, middle, middle; Second row - middle, bottom, bottom; Third row - bottom, top, top. This doesn't really take the number of green squares into account so the sum answer might be better. This is a shitty question though and is why I hate these pattern finding exercises.

It's D. The pattern is: in each row of diagrams, add the number of total green squares that are on the same "level" (top, middle, or bottom). That sum is equal to the number of green squares that appear on a higher level in the remaining column.

Row 1: Column B and column C have green squares in the middle level. The sum of green squares in column B and C is three, and column A has 3 green squares on a higher level (top).

Row 2: Column B and column C have green squares in the bottom level. The sum of green squares in column B and C is two, and column A has 2 green squares on a higher level (middle).

Row 3: Column B has three squares on the highest level, so column A and C must, together, have three green squares on the same level. Column A has one green square on the bottom level, so we need two more green squares on the bottom level. That's D.

It is unquestionably D and here's why. In each row and column (6 different ones of 3), the the two grids with the least amount of green squares equal the amount of green squares in the box with the most green squares. Test this for every row and column.

This leaves A and D as possible answers because the grid must have 2 green squares. Well also in every row (not column), the 2 grids with the fewest amount of green squares have their green squares on same row. That leaves D.

There definitely seems to be a summing pattern. As you go horizontally and vertically, there's a definite "bigger number and two addition partners" pattern. 3=2+1 and 2=1+1. So that means it's 2 green squares.

When you go horizontally, it seems to be that the left box has the green squares in one row, and the second two boxes have the green squares in a different (but same as each other) row. When you go vertically, the green squares are each in a different row. Both of those patterns are matched by A.

Edit: At first I thought D b/c then the 1 and 2 green boxes are on the same squares, but it wouldn't match the vertical pattern of them all being in different rows. If that makes sense.

It's definitely unclear. And I see no pattern off-hand as to how to know whether the green squares will be shifted right or left. I think A fits the best based on the info but it's easy to argue D too.

for each group, the number of green squares and gray by row squares are equal. in other words, for the third group with A, you'd have 5 green squares in the top row but only one on the bottom row. that does not fit the pattern of the top or middle group.

The CR is D. Why is it D? If you look at the boxes. There is no pattern that makes sense. So there really isn't a pattern that shifts from box to box. The green grids do serve a purpose though and that purpose is to fill out all of the gray grids. All gray grids are filled with green grids, except the gray grid in the MIDDLE of the LAST ROW. That's the only grid that green didn't touch. D fills in that gap.

Awful question for the reason: the first two rows have a pattern wherein the # of green squares in the first two boxes moving leftward equals the # of boxes in the leftmost box (jumping up one row in the leftmost box).